Implement connection



July' 1, 1925.

S. JOHNSON IIPLBIENT CONNECTION Sheets-sheet 1 Filed Aug, 1, 1922 Si JOH NSON IMPLEMENT CNNEGTION July 7,1925.

Filed Aug. 1, 1922 3 sheets-sheet a Patented July 7, 1925*.

YUNITED 'STATES n l 1,544,991 PATENT OFFICE.

sAiviUEnJoHNsoN, or TOOELE CITY, UTAH. y

iMrLnMnNT CONNECTION.

Application ined August 1, 1922. seri-ai No. 579,'c09.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL JOHNSON, a citizen of the `United States, residing at Tooele city, inthe county of Tooele and State Of Utah, have invented anew and useful Implement Connection, ofV which the following is a specification. y

' The device forming the subject matter of this application is a weed cutter, and the tion `and arrangement of parts andiu the',v details of construction hereinafter described andclaimed, it being understood that, with-f` f in the scope of whatfis claimed, changes Vfin? the precisev embodiment of the invention shown can the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure '1 shows inlbottomrplan, va device.. constructed inV accordance with the inven-pL tion; Figure 2 is a side elevation; Figure 3 is a rear elevation Figure 4 is an elevation showing a modification; Figure 5 is aY seo` tionon theline 5-5 of Figure 4; Figure G is Va horizontal section showing another .modication5 Figure 7 `is a perspective view delineating one of ,the supports of angle brackets; Figure 8 is an elevation showing one of the standards, in part.

The device formingrthesubject matter'of this application comprises asvehicle including a frame 1, l y n intermediate bar 3 and a front bar 4. Crank axles 5 are provided, ground wheels 6 being journaled on The upper ends of the axles 5 are mounted to rotate,.for adjustment, in bearings 7 von the sides ofthe frame 1. Levers 8 are se cured to the upper ends of the crank axles 5 and yare-,providedwithlatch vmechanisms,

9 adapted to cooperate with segments 10on the frame 1.

Gbviously, of the levers 8, the crank axles 5 kmay be swung in vertical'.planes,jthereby to effect a raisingfand lowering o f thefframev 1 .with re,-

`spect to the ground wheels 6,' the latch be made without departing from,

including .a' rear. bar 2, an

the lower ends of the axles.'-

Vthrough the instrumentality.V

' `mechanisms 9 on the levers'8 being engaged with the segments 10 to hold the parts in adjusted positions.

The numeral 11 marks a draft tongue, the rearend of which is pivotally mounted at'12 on the intermediatev bar 3 of the frame l. The ltongue 11 is adapted to swing vertically,l for adjustment, within a. U-shaped guide14 mounted, as indicated at 15 on Vthe Afrontbar 4 of the frame 1. The guide 14 is sustained by lateral braces 16 connected at 17' to the frame 1 and connected, as shown .at 18 at their upper ends, tothe side por `VI` ,tions of ,the guide 14. VThe Inumeral 19- marks an angular lever fulcrumedA at 2O on 'the upper end of the vguide 14 and carrying -a latch mechanism 21 adapted to cooperate ,with a segment V22 onthe'tongue 11, the v1e- "ver being'lpivoted'at 23 tothe segment.

Thelever 19 may be swung upwardly and i downwardly,`and thel latch mechanism 21 may be engaged with the segment 22, to,l

vertical plane, with i'espectto the frame l, thereby adjusting the draft properly with respect to the draft animals.

Supports 24, in the form of angle brackets are provided, eaclrsupport comprising a horizontal flange 2.5 and a depending ver.

tical fiange 26, the flange 26 carrying a forwardly presented vertical web 27. The supports 24 are mountedv on the forward edge of the rear bar 2 of the frame 1, the rear bar being received in the angles defined by hold the tongue 11 at adjusted angles, in a the lflanges 25 and 26.v Tighte/ningfdevices vr28,;such as bolts, pass through ythe depending vertical flanges 26 of the supports 24 and carry nuts 29.v RollersBO `are journaled on the rearends of thev bolts'28. The forward ends of the vbolts 28 pass through' hangers 31 which vrabut y.against the flanges A.26,of the supports 24. Flexible elements,V

such as chains32 are provided, theforward f ends of the chains being secured to the upper ends of the hangers 31, the chains extending rearwardly across the upper surface of the rearbar 2 of the frame 1. Fory downwardly converging wardly inclined braces 82 are provided, the saine having outthe lower surface of therear Abar 2 of the frame 1. Chains 34 are shown, the lower.

vwardly extended feet 88 which fit against endsof the chains being connectedto the v braces 82, Ythe chains passing upwardly over the rollers 30 and across the feet 33.0f the braces 82, to hold the braces on the rear bar 2 of the frame 1, the chains entending l upwardly across the rear edge off-the frame,l

1, and y"being extended, thence, forwardly, the forward ends of the chains 32 being connected with the rear endsofthe chain 32. through the instrumentality of( releasable connecting devices 35.

The device comprises a curyed standard 4,37 having a depending endm3S,"and comprises, also, a straight standard 36. The end 38,o f the'Sta'nda-dgl, and, the intermediate P0r` tin ofthe 'straight standard are located betWeenthe flanges 27 ofthe supports 24' "areheld thereto by a. securing ve'l `e m ent 39. The curvedstandard 37 extends rearwardly' and dcwnwardlybeliind 'thel lframe l Braces'-v40fa`re provided,` the yfr ufward endsof the rbraces 4Q being connected to the hangers 81. The hanfgers 31 may be vconsidered''as of the braces l0t The nu' nueraill` marks a forward 'weed cutter including a jlateral foot 4`2'l1aving "an,up standingjarmfl?? united which i'S ,the Piit element, 44,1.; A.. securing memberjiis ymounted in the lower end of;

thefsta'ndard y36, in "afslfotfl formed in the standardand is adapted to be mounted in any one V"of'a plurality of opening s 45,'V

formed'in the arm 43' ofthe weedy cutter 4 1,

the openings l5 `being idisposedjin a circler the center Yof `which" is the pivot element '/ll.

The construction, obviously, is such that the? footllQfinay be tilted at different -angles'with to which-it may have been adjusted.

A rear. weedcutter 48 is provided, the samel comprising a lateral foot 49 and an upstandi'ng arm 50 the arm50` being united by 'a lpivot element 51'with' the lower 'end of respect to the soil and be held atanyy angle the. standard 37;A The arm 50 has vopenings 52 located in'an' arc, theV center of which is the pivot element 51'. A' securing element 53 beV mounted anyof the openings 52 and inasl'ot'54formed'in the lower eind:y of the standard 37, the construction being such that the lfoot 49 of the weed cutter Smay be disposed 7at various'angles with respect'fto the soil',"as 'herei'nbefore described in connection with the weed vcutter 4l.

By slacking away theconnecting devices 35, the `chains`32 and 3d may be separated, thereby'permittingthe device to be detached without difficulty from the frame l, it being lpossibleto'use the weed cutting means in connection with a'cultivator frame or with a frame of any other desired sort.

It maybedesirable to` mount the stand-4 ard 60' yieldingly as indicatedfin Figure 4,

the standard 60 corresponding to the stand-*f ard, 37, The numeral 55 marks any conven-f ierl't'lbar'of theframe and on thebar brackets 56 are mounted, the bracketshaw ing upstanding flanges5'(l provided with upwardly prolonged extensions 58 having` openings on their inner surfaces, the openings dening a recess 59. The standard 60 projects between the flanges 5T and 1s connec'teclA thereto by a Vpivot element 61. The numeral 6 :2 1narks aplunger which is pivoted at its lower end, as indicated at 63 to the standard GO, the plunger passingthrougli the recess 59 andbeing mountedlslidably atv itsfupperend ,in1 ,thel parts' Y5S of thebrackspring 6d exerts a downward yieldably in the groundi, 'it "being, possible folfth ,Standard te Swirls, pwaldly'; te a.. Slight extent Wheel 211.1 .obstacle of any Meer is 'encountered the spring 64 Abei ng' 'co1n pressed 4undersuich circumstances.

Y Passing toFigure 6,V the numeral 65 marks a standard Viadapted to 'be V'asseniloled with; the frame 1, the standard 65 beingV=shaped in cross section. Soif-engaging elements 66 are shown, the same .being provided at Atheir inner ends withrearwardly extended flanges l 67, the flange of lone soil-engaging element; being disposed oppositeto'theflan'ge of the other soil' engaging el'einer1t. V Between the Y soil-engaging elements 66 andbetweenfthei flanges 67 of the respective soil'engaging elements, shims or spacers 68 which preferably are V-shaped in cross section maybe placed, the standard, the soil^engaging elel ments and the shims 'beingunited by one or more securing elements 69J- The construction of the deviceis suchowmg tothe presence of the shims or spacers 6 8V that the soil-r engaging elements mayv be fitted together,

engaging elements may differ slightly 'in configuration or sizei What is' claimed is Y 1. In a device 'ofthe class described, Va support; a standardmounted nonthe sup port; a soil-engaging element carriedby` the standard; a brace Yforfthe standard; aV hanger cooperating with' the support; f

flexible element connected at its ends with the hanger and withthevintermediate"por-V tion of vthe brace, the flexible ,element jen-v 'gaging the upper end` of vthe brace; Itight-`- ening means mounted in the hanger'and engaging the flexible element; anda releas-y able connection interposed the flexiblev element.

'2. In a device of the class described,l a

support; standard"mounted on the `sup',-v port t a soil-engaging elements carried by the standard; a brace for the standard; the brace cooperating with the support; a tightening device; means for supporting the frame; a flexible element engaged at one end to the brace; means for anchoring the other end of the flexible element; and a releasable connection in the flexible element,

the flexible element being trained across the.

tightening device. 4

3. In a device of the class described, a support; standards mounted on the support; soil-engaging elements 0n the standards; braces for the standards; a flexible element connected to the braces,kthe flexible element cooperating With the upper end of one brace; a tightening device engaging the flexible element; means for supporting the tightening device; a releasable connection constituting part of the flexible element.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own; I have hereto axed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

SAMUEL JOHNSON.

Witnesses IvoR AJAX, FRED BRYoN. 

